Engineering, Pulping & Environmental Conference (EPE), 2007 TAPPI

EPE Conference Highlights:

Keynote Address: Innovation and Sustainability for the Forest Based Industries
Monday, October 22, 8:30 to 10:00am
Miles Drake, CTO / Sr. VP of Technology, Weyerhaeuser
We face major global challenges to meet the needs of today with renewable energy and materials. The forest based industries have the potential to bring unique resources and competencies to meet these challenges through profitable business solutions. Major innovation across industries, value chain, government, and academia will be required to bring the solutions to life.

TechQuest Seminar:
Monday, October 22, 2007 – 6:30 to 8:00am
Separate Registration required.

Designed to keep you current on the latest Metso technology, TechQuest is an in-depth problem solving seminar focusing on your most difficult fiber and papermaking challenges.

Hot Topics Breakfasts:
Tuesday, October 23 and Wednesday, October 24, 6:45 to 8:30am
Join fellow conference attendees for a complimentary continental breakfast and stimulating discussion in a roundtable format. Both Hot Topic breakfasts will focus on current operating issues and are open to all registered attendees. In early September, a list of hot topics will be emailed to all pre-registrants, allowing you to sign-up ahead of time for topics of your choice. In addition sign-up boards will be posted on-site for late registrants. Each topic will be hosted by a facilitator who is a leading expert in the subject matter.

Lunch is Included!
BY POPULAR DEMAND, lunch on Monday and Tuesday in the Trade Fair area is complimentary to registered conference participants. Enjoy a delicious lunch, visit with old friends and meet new ones – and browse through the Trade Fair.

Networking Receptions
Cap off your day at the conference on Sunday and Monday at a reception, see old friends and meet new ones as you browse the Trade Fair area and enjoy drinks and refreshments.

Trade Fair Area – new for EPE!
Throughout the conference, the Trade Fair will be the place to learn about our industry’s latest products and services and meet face-to-face with key technology suppliers. This is a great opportunity to compare products and technologies side-by-side, ask questions and learn how these innovations can help you be more efficient, productive and cost-effective.

New Technology Showcase:
Monday, October 22, 10:30 am to Noon
Learn about new and developing technologies in the pulp and paper industry and meet face-to-face with representatives involved in implementing them at the mill production level. Catch up on the latest products and services now entering the marketplace, and explore how they can help you and your company meet goals and solve problems. If you’re interested in presenting a topic in the New Technology Showcase, please contact Tammi Campbell of TAPPI at +1.770.209.7405. There are a limited number of 8-minute sales presentation slots available only to contracted trade fair exhibitors on a first-come, first-served basis

Spouse / Guest Events
During the conference, your spouse or guest can participate in this special program, meet new friends, enjoy entrance into conference receptions, continental breakfasts and optional shopping and sight-seeing. Registration and a nominal fee ae required. Click here for more information.

The 25th Annual Paper Chase 5k Run
Enjoy a little exercise during the conference at the PaperChase, a 5k run / 1.5 mile walk, organized by BE&K. For more information, see page 10 of the conference brochure.

Pre-Conference Event: Bleach Plant Workshop:
Sunday, October 21, 2007, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
This one-day workshop will provide participants with a broad, basic understanding of kraft pulp bleaching technology as well as prepare them to derive maximum benefit from the bleaching panels and papers to be presented during the Engineering, Pulping, and Environmental Conference. This workshop is designed for bleach plant operators or engineers, paper company environmental engineers, research, technical sales, and service personnel from paper companies, and chemical or equipment suppliers. It will give attendees a basic understanding of pulp bleaching technology and its implications for pulp properties and environmental management. Enjoy the opportunity to discuss bleach plant operating problems with experts in the field, and walk away from the workshop with information and materials to help you on your job immediately. Please note: A supplemental fee is required (lunch is included). To attend this workshop, you must be registered for the 2007 EPE Conference. See the registration form for more information.

The EPE Conference Bookstore

Visit the EPE Bookstore
As a conference participant, you can also qualify for special conference-only discounts on the following titles – but only if you pre-order them when you register. To reserve a copy of these new releases at a discounted price, save shipping costs and pick them up at the conference, see the EPE Conference registration form, or contact TAPPI Member Connection at memberconnection@tappi.org.

Kraft Recovery Boilers
This comprehensive textbook covers recovery boilers in great depth and pulls together information on combustion, safety, emissions, plugging, and corrosion. Written by a team of industry experts, the text includes a great deal of practical information such as simple tests to pinpoint problems, important observations to help understand issues for particular operations, and “rules-of-thumb” that are generally used in the industry.
List price: $140, TAPPI Member Price: $93,Special Conference-only price: $79
Order code: 0102B064

Industrial Environmental Control - Pulp and Paper Industry, Third Edition
Edited by Allan M. Springer, this totally revised, comprehensive volume encompasses all of the environmental issues affecting the pulp and paper industry and features 35 chapters with discussion items. Suited for senior-level or graduate courses as well as industrial training programs, experienced industry personnel will find this text useful as a reference for today’s industry practices as well as a resource for planning future operations.
List Price: $93, TAPPI member price: $62, Special Conference-only price: $52
Order code: 0101R296

Paper Machine Steam and Condensate Systems, Fifth Edition
Edited by R. Krumenacker and P. Deutsch, this book covers the basic design, operation, and control of equipment necessary for the proper operation of efficient steam control and condensate removal systems and includes dozens of figures and helpful tables and charts plus a glossary to aid understanding.
List Price: $50, TAPPI member price: $31,Special Conference-only price: $26
Order code: 0101R096

The Pulp and Paper Technology Advanced Workforce Training and Education Series: Volume 1: Pulp Manufacturing
This Pulp and Paper Technology book series is a new industry resource for improving the knowledge base of new and incumbent hourly workers. It is the first in a series of resources developed jointly with TAPPI and the community college network (npt)2. Volume 1- Pulp Manufacturing tackles the “how” and “why” of pulp making. Topics include wood fiber fundamentals, overviews of the pulp mill, wood prep, kraft pulping, mechanical pulping, chemical recovery, bleaching and more! This series complements the two-year associate curriculum at (npt)2 community colleges.
List Price: $60, TAPPI member price: $45, Special Conference-only price: $38
Order code: 0101R317

The World of Market Pulp
A soft cover edition is now available in print and contains more than 460 photos, graphs, and high resolutions SEMs are reproduced. The book highlights 60 global Market Pulps-pulps selected for their distinctive properties, outstanding attributes and ability to represent the wide-range of Market Pulps available in the world. It includes background material about global market pulps: their forest and fiber sources, pulp qualities and how to select market pulps.
List Price: $160, TAPPI member price: $160, Special Conference-only price: $145
Order code: 08WOMPB

HOTEL INFORMATION
Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront
225 Coast Line Drive East
Jacksonville, FL 32202 USA

SPONSORSHIP AND EXHIBIT OPPORTUNITIES

We will be providing many opportunities to sponsor and exhibit at the conference so that your company can receive maximum exposure and recognition. Information regarding these opportunities is forthcoming. You may contact Tammi Campbell at tcampbell@tappi.org with questions.

TAPPI would like to thank the following for their support:

TECHNOLOGY PARTNER

CO-SPONSOR

PIMA

PAPTAC

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